Fatal crash profile · Model year
2017 Toyota Highlander
Compared with Toyota Highlander · Toyota · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 71
- Fatal crashes
- 71
- Deaths inside
- 23
- Other deaths
- 59
Between 2020 and 2024, 71 vehicles described as 2017 Toyota Highlander were involved in 71 fatal crashes in the United States. 23 people died inside these vehicles and 59 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 16 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
28%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About three-quarters of the share for Toyota Highlander: 37%
- About 55 percent of the share for Toyota: 49%
- About 55 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 18 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
10%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 80 percent of the share for Toyota Highlander: 12%
- About two-thirds of the share for Toyota: 15%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 19%
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Toyota Highlander: 11%
- About 70 percent of the share for Toyota: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for all vehicles: 18%
51%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Toyota Highlander: 47%
- About the same as the share for Toyota: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2017 Toyota Highlander | Toyota Highlander | Toyota | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 9.9% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 11.3% | 10.8% | 15.7% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.7% | 47.3% | 50.3% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 51 |
| Cloudy | 8 |
| Rain | 7 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 33 |
| Dark - Lighted | 19 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 16 |
| Dusk | 2 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| California | 10 |
| Texas | 6 |
| New York | 5 |
| Missouri | 4 |
| Maryland | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Virginia | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | Jasper County, South Carolina | SR-462 LOWCOUNTRY DRIVE | 1 |
| Jul 26, 2021 | Bedford County, Virginia | US-460 | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | New York City, Queens County, New York | LINDEN BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2021 | Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-2037 OLD LINCOLN HW | 1 |
| Apr 10, 2021 | Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois | N MATTIS AVE | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington | SR-285 | 2 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | Plano, Collin County, Texas | TL 27 SAM RAYBURN TOLLWAY | 1 |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Vallejo, Solano County, California | RT 29/SONOMA BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Henagar, DeKalb County, Alabama | SR-75 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | Brentwood, Williamson County, Tennessee | SPLIT LOG RD | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | Vestal, Broome County, New York | CLIFTON BLVD | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2020 | New York City, Bronx County, New York | I-95 BRUCKNER EXPY | 2 |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Deschutes County, Oregon | US-97 ODOT 4 | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2020 | Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland | US-1 | 2 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | West Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut | US-44-E | 1 |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Pascagoula, Jackson County, Mississippi | 14TH STREET | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | St. Charles County, Missouri | SR-94 | 1 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | Howard County, Maryland | SR-108 | 1 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | San Diego County, California | HARMONY GROVE RD | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Dallas County, Arkansas | SR-128- | 1 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | San Francisco, San Francisco County, California | I-280 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.